BRADFORD SAFE STORAGE LTD
🌳Matureactive
09767667 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2015-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BRADFORD SAFE STORAGE LTD
- 2015-09-08➕STEPHAN, David Andrew appointeddirector
- 2015-09-08➕STEPHAN, Eileen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-09-02: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr David Andrew Stephan Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Eileen Stephan Individual · Irish · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
Alumex Works
Water Lane
Halifax
HX3 9HG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEPHAN, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-09-08
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STEPHAN, Eileen→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2015-09-08
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Recent filings (36 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28